A standoff between police and a suicidal woman ended Wednesday when the woman aimed a gun at police and was shot in the chest.

A standoff between police and a suicidal woman ended Wednesday when the woman aimed a gun at police and was shot in the chest.

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Updated: 6:15 PM CDT May 25, 2016

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WEBVTT E SCENE. ELI? EL JUST BRIEFED BY POLICE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAY THE WOMAN WAS SHOT ONCE IN THE CHEST AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF HER VEHICLE, ARMED WITH A PISTOL. COMMANDS TO DROP THE GUN WERE IGNORED. LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE. AS WE GO DOWN THE HILL, YOU CAN SEE TWO VEHICLES, ONE OF WHICH BELONGS TO A WOMAN, AND THE RED JEEP BEHIND IT WAS HER VEHICLE. THIS ALL STARTED AROUND 1:5 THE WOMAN THE 10 CAR SAYS HER FRIEND WAS THREATENING TO COMMIT SUICIDE. POLICE RUSHED HERE. THEY SET UP A WIDE PERIMETER, AND TOLD PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS, A NEGOTIATION TRY TO TALK WITH THE WOMAN. >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO HER ALL AFTERNOON, TRYING TO GIVE HER SOME OTHER OPTIONS RATHER THAN WHAT SHE HAD COME HERE TO DO. WE'RE MAKING HEADWAY. SUICIDE. POLICE RUSHED HERE. THEY SET UP A WIDE PERIMETER, AND TOLD PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. ELI: BACK HERE LIVE, YOU C SEE THAT THE CRIME SCENE TECHNICIANS ARE ON THE SCENE. THEY GOT HERE WITH THE LAST FIVE MINUTES. BEFORE THEY GOT HERE, NOTHING HAD BEEN TOUCHED. EVERYTHING HAD BEEN LEFT AS IT WAS LEADING UP TO THAT SHOOTING. WE DID SEE AN AMBULANCE LEAVE RIGHT BEFORE THE SWAT TEAM STOOD

Woman shot at end of KC police standoff

A standoff between police and a suicidal woman ended Wednesday when the woman aimed a gun at police and was shot in the chest.